The Notting Hill is only a small area in west London, but the Notting Hill Carnival (诺丁山狂欢节) attracts millions of people from all over the world to have fun. The carnival is at the end of August each year, and the main days are Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.
The festival started as a local West Indian event, but from a small procession (游行) through the streets of Notting Hill, it's a huge multi-cultural arts festival now. In fact, it is the largest street carnival (嘉年华会; 狂欢节) in Europe. Only the Rio Carnival in Brazil is bigger.
At the heart of the festival is a spectacular (壮观的) parade (游行). The carnival route (路线) is three miles long and hundreds of groups move along it. There's music, decorated floats, elaborated costumes and dancing. There are also live stages where artists from all over the world perform, but there is a lot more to the festival than just music. There are 300 food stalls selling international food so you can't get hungry. There's theatre, arts and crafts, too.
You can sing and dance or you can just watch. But there's no need to be quiet.
You can buy whistles and blow them to make lots of noise! The Notting Hill Carnival welcomes visitors and tourists.
1.How often does the carnival take place?
A.Every August B.Every two years. C.Every month. D.Every three years.
2.What is the origin (起源) of the carnival?
A.It was from a small music festival. B.It was from a small Brazilian festival.
C.It was from a small West Indian event. D.It was from a small national holiday.
3.The underlined word "whistles" in the last paragraph means.
A.面具 B.水枪 C.口哨 D.荧光棒
4.What can you see in the carnival?
①a small procession
②300 food stalls
③decorated floats
④music and dancing
A.①②③ B.①②③④ C.①③④ D.②③④
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.The festival attracts many people all over the world.
B.The Carnival is on Saturday and Sunday.
C.People may enjoy Chinese food during the festival.
D.You can use whistles to make noise.
The Chinese version of TikTok, called Douyin(抖音), has amassed(积累) 400 million daily active users, parent company ByteDance revealed in its annual report this week. This is an impressive growth for the addictive(上瘾的) video app, which had 250 million daily active users in January last year.
The report, which describes the user behavior and trends, illustrates(表明) the cultural difference between China and the U.S., said Katherine Wu, an investor at New York-based firm Notation Capital. "Things that trend in these two countries are quite different. For example: knowledge-based content is extremely popular in China, and less so in the U.S. Also, this was wild to me: those creators that did the most dance videos in China are users born in the 60s (!!), whereas in the US, it seems that it's mostly teenagers who are creating the dances," she wrote.
ByteDance claimed (宣称) that Douyin has established itself as the largest knowledge, culture and art platform in China. (Douyin is only available in mainland China.) Indeed, 14.89 million "knowledge-based content videos" were shared on the app last year, it claimed.
1.According to the annual report, how many active users can Douyin amass in one day?
A.14.89 million B.250 million C.400 million D.150 million
2.Knowledge-based content in the US is ________.
A.extremely popular B.more popular than that in China
C.less popular than that in China D.as popular as that in China
3.According to paragraph 2, who would probably do the most dance videos on Douyin?
A.A Chinese woman who was born in the 60s.
B.An American woman who was born in the 60s.
C.A Chinese teenager who was born in the 90s.
D.An American teenager who was born in the 90s.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The Chinese version of TikTok is called ByteDance.
B.This app has become a knowledge, culture and art platform in China.
C.Teenagers in the U.S. are not active users on TikTok.
D.Douyin is available all over China.
5.What's the best title of this passage?
A.An annual report of Douyin. B.The Difference of Douyin in China and the U.S.
C.A Great App for people of 60s. D.An Addictive App—Douyin.
Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced(跳跃) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often." After he came back, he told his experience to others.
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, also heard the place. He wanted to see if the place was really a magic one, so he decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled(咆哮) at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, "That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again."
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kinds of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?
1.What did the first dog do when he came to the House of 1000 Mirrors?
A.He slowly climbed the stairs. B.He smiled and wagged his tail happily.
C.He growled in the house. D.He saw many animals including 1000 dogs.
2.Why did the second dog want to visit the house?
A.Because he thought it was a good place.
B.Because he wanted to see the 1000 dogs.
C.Because he wondered if the place was a magic one.
D.Because the first dog told him his experience.
3.How did the second dog feel when he left the house?
A.Worried. B.Excited. C.Horrified. D.Happy.
4.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.The two dogs were in the same village.
B.The second dog would go to the house again.
C.The two dogs felt different after they visited the house.
D.If a happy girl visits the house, she will see 1000 happy girls in the mirror.
5.What does the story want to tell us?
A.The second dog would be happy one day.
B.We should smile when we see the mirrors.
C.The house is a magic place and people should visit it.
D.The reflections in the faces of the people you meet are also yours.
Here is a menu for a fast food restaurant. The prices are in American money, called dollars and cents. There are 100 cents in a dollar.
Main meals | Small | Large | Drinks | Small | Large |
Hamburger | 1.80 | 2.30 | Coca cola | 0.80 | 1.00 |
Hamburger with cheese | 2.00 | 2.50 | Orange juice | 0.90 | 1.20 |
Chicken burger | 1.90 | 2.40 | Tea | 0.90 | 1.70 |
Vegetable burger | 1.80 | 2.30 | Coffee | 0.80 | 1.00 |
Side dishes | Small | Large | Sweets | Small | Large |
Fries | 0.90 | 1.10 | Ice cream or chocolate | 1.20 | 1.60 |
Salad | 1.00 | 1.20 | Apple pie (hot) | 0.70 | / |
Chicken wings | 1.30 | 1.60 | Donuts or jam | 0.50 | / |
1.How much does a small hamburger cost according to the menu?
A.One hundred and eighty dollars. B.Eighty cents.
C.One dollar and eighty cents. D.One hundred and eight cents.
2.What can you buy if you have only three dollars?
A.A large salad and a large ice cream. B.A large chicken burger and a small cup of tea.
C.An apple pie and a large hamburger with cheese. D.A large vegetable burger and small fries.
3.Jam is a kind of ________.
A.side dishes B.sweets C.drinks D.vegetables
4.Which is not sold in this restaurant?
A.Coffee. B.Fries. C.Pie. D.Wine.
5.A thirsty boy will probably ask for ________.
A.coca cola B.a chicken burger C.donuts D.salad
请根据上文内容和下列问题提示进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
注意：
1.续写故事的词数为100词左右;
2.展开合理想象，适当发挥，以使行文连贯;
3.可根据需要自主选用以下参考词汇：
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Once there was a woman. She had a faithful(忠实的) dog. The dog was so faithful that she could leave her baby with the dog when she went out. And after she returned, she would always find her baby safe.
One day, the woman left the baby with the dog and went shopping. When she returned home, she found something unusual happened in her house. There were bloodstains(血迹) all over the bedroom. The woman then thought of her baby. She cried and started looking for him. Then she saw her faithful dog. It was licking(舔) its mouth at that time. It looked like the dog just finished a delicious meal. The woman was angry and thought that it killed her baby. (A)________ thinking too much, she killed the dog.
But when she went on looking for her child, she saw something else. Close to the bed, there was her baby and she found her baby sleeping peacefully there. And under the bed, there was a dead jackal(豺狼). The woman now understood what happened. The dog tried to protect her baby from the jackal, but just now she killed the dog.
1.What made the woman think the dog killed her baby?（根据文章内容回答问题）
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2.Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. (请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语)
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3.Fill in the blank with a proper word . (在(A)处填入一个恰当的介词，使句意完整）
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4.What did the woman realize when she saw her sleeping baby and the dead jackal?（根据文章内容回答问题）
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5.Please give the best title for the passage. (给文章拟一个恰当的标题)
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